Those victories sealed the Lakers' 2002 NBA Championship, since they went up against the much weaker New Jersey Nets in the 2002 NBA Finals. Giving all the credit to Kobe or Shaq is a trivial ...

There appears to be very little mystery this year at the top of the 2025 NBA draft. The assumption is Duke's Cooper Flagg will be the No. 1 selection, even if the Dallas Mavericks were to make ...

Tony Jones, NBA staff writer In Game 6, with a golden opportunity to advance to their first conference finals in a decade, the Thunder were flat. There were a myriad of lead changes on Thursday ...

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The NBA's final four has come and gone. This is the second straight postseason that Indiana and Minnesota, two title-less franchises, reached the conference finals. Meanwhile, New York made its ...

The complete 2025 NBA Draft order was set by the NBA Draft Lottery on May 12, 2025, in Chicago, IL. The Dallas Mavericks defied the odds (1.8% chance) and landed the No. 1 pick. Now picks 1-59 are ...

The NBA draft combine is full in swing at Wintrust Arena, and while teams are scouting all the quality talent this week, most are focused on all-but-confirmed top pick Cooper Flagg. The 18-year ...

Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves were battling for a spot in the Western Conference Finals when the NBA star marked his name in the history books. On Wednesday, the Timberwolves ...

But maybe that's just football. Does AI know basketball any better? We put Copilot to the test following the NBA Draft lottery and the results are, well, let's just call them entertaining.

The Dallas Mavericks had a 1.8% chance of winning the NBA Draft Lottery going into the ordeal on Monday; they defied the odds and ended the day with the No. 1 overall pick. The prize for any team ...

The Dallas Mavericks stunned the NBA world by winning the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery on Monday, earning the No. 1 pick in the draft and the right to presumably draft Duke star Cooper Flagg.